He nods, content to stay near Ned, not wanting to pull away. It's the fact that he likes physical contact in general, sure, but it's also the fact that he likes to be close to Ned specifically, selfishly wants to be touching him whenever he can. At least Ned hasn't started complaining about that. He's sure it'll happen sooner or later -- it always does, when people start to realize how needy and clingy he really is, how very insecure and fucked up he is. Ned's been more understanding than most people, but still... can it possibly last?
"Yeah, ever. Do I seem like the type of guy to... okay, well, I was gonna ask if I seem like the type of guy to exaggerate, but I'm aware that I definitely do, and egregiously so, so you'll just have to take my word for it. Sexiest ever. I mean, I'd've thought that whether or not you'd ever asked me out on a date, and I'd've probably come back here and awkwardly stared at you and tried to pretend I wasn't staring. So thanks for asking me out on a date, because you saved me from making a fool of myself. In that way. I'm sure I've made a fool of myself in plenty of other ways."
And yet, Ned's stuck around through all of those foolish moments. In fact, he's even seemed to appreciate some of those foolish moments, ridiculous and awkward as they've been. If Ned could weather one of Ginsberg's panic attacks in a closet, Ned can probably handle most of the stupid awkward shit he does on a daily basis.
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"Yeah, ever. Do I seem like the type of guy to... okay, well, I was gonna ask if I seem like the type of guy to exaggerate, but I'm aware that I definitely do, and egregiously so, so you'll just have to take my word for it. Sexiest ever. I mean, I'd've thought that whether or not you'd ever asked me out on a date, and I'd've probably come back here and awkwardly stared at you and tried to pretend I wasn't staring. So thanks for asking me out on a date, because you saved me from making a fool of myself. In that way. I'm sure I've made a fool of myself in plenty of other ways."
And yet, Ned's stuck around through all of those foolish moments. In fact, he's even seemed to appreciate some of those foolish moments, ridiculous and awkward as they've been. If Ned could weather one of Ginsberg's panic attacks in a closet, Ned can probably handle most of the stupid awkward shit he does on a daily basis.